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Injury & Violence Prevention INdepth

Safe States Alliance. Podcast music "Reverance" by Raymond C. Mobley

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Frequency: 1 episode/54d. Total Eps: 39

Injury & Violence Prevention INdepth is a podcast brought to you by Safe States Alliance staff and members to discuss and share injury and violence prevention (IVP) topics and trends. Each episode is a conversation between host, Mighty Fine, and featured IVP professionals who are members or partners of our organization. We come together to discuss the basics of injury and violence prevention, but also the tough topics that relate to anti-racism, health equity and more.

To our listeners: The Safe States team is pressing pause for now as we work behind the scenes to bring you exciting new episodes. Thanks for listening—we look forward to sharing what’s next!

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Making the Case for Championing a Hospital IVP Program

Season 6 · Episode 4

Tuesday, September 22, 2026 • Duration 12:49

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Host Mighty Fine and guest Pualani Vazquez explore how to make the case for investing in a hospital injury and violence prevention (IVP) program. Together, they discuss strategies for demonstrating the value of IVP programs beyond certification requirements, engaging hospital leadership and internal partners, and advocating for the resources needed to strengthen and sustain prevention efforts.

Host: Mighty Fine, MPH, CHES

Mighty Fine is the Associate Executive Director of the American Public Health Association (APHA), where he provides leadership across initiatives that advance public health science, policy and systems change. In this role, he helps shape APHA’s strategic direction while leading efforts to design, implement, and evaluate programs that strengthen public health practice and improve health outcomes. He also provides technical assistance, consultation, and evidence-to-practice translation to local, state, and national partners.

Guest Information: Pualani Vazquez

Trauma Injury Prevention Community Outreach Coordinator

Scripps Mercy Hospital

As a member of the trauma response team and in collaboration with community-based organizations, Pualani helps develop and implement a diverse array of evidence-based programs via public health outreach. Her primary objective is to diminish the frequency, severity, and fatality of unintentional injuries in San Diego, prioritizing safety and equity in her initiatives. Deeply committed to fostering healthier, more equitable communities, Pua actively participates in numerous regional, state, and national task forces. She centers her work on promoting trauma-informed care through authentic community engagement and collaborative efforts.

Social Media: linkedin.com/in/puatogetherinsafety

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Making the Case for Partnering on Research

Season 6 · Episode 3

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 • Duration 29:55

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Host Mighty Fine and guest Josephine Peterson explore how to make the case for partnering on a pedestrian safety research project. Together, they discuss strategies for building trust with community members, approaching initial conversations, and navigating situations where community priorities differ from the project's goals.

Host: Mighty Fine, MPH, CHES

Guest Information: Josephine Peterson, MPH

Josephine Peterson, MPH, is a public health leader dedicated to advancing injury and violence prevention through equity-centered programs and cross-sector partnerships. She serves as the Injury Prevention Specialist at NYU Langone Hospital – Long Island’s Level 1 Trauma Center, where she leads a growing portfolio of evidence-based initiatives that promote injury-prevention, support trauma recovery, and improve safety across the lifespan. With more than 20 years of experience in health communications, community engagement, and public health education, Josephine brings both vision and lived experience to her work. A longtime volunteer with Moms Demand Action and Everytown for Gun Safety, she now chairs Everytown’s AANHPI Caucus. After taking time off to raise her two daughters, she returned to full-time public health work in 2023.

Social Media: linkedin.com/in/josephinecpeterson

Making the Case for Bystander Intervention Training

Season 6 · Episode 2

Tuesday, September 8, 2026 • Duration 23:08

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Host Mighty Fine and guest Micaela Harris explore how to make the case for bystander intervention training with student leaders. Together, they discuss strategies for balancing compelling stories with meaningful data, addressing common misconceptions about sexual violence, and connecting prevention efforts to students' desire to create lasting change on campus.

Host: Mighty Fine, MPH, CHES

Guest Information: Micaela Harris, Violence Prevention Professional

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Making the Case for Community Health Benefit Dollars

Season 6 · Episode 1

Tuesday, September 1, 2026 • Duration 18:26

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Host Mighty Fine and guest Paige Colburn-Hargis explore how to make the case for dedicating community health benefit resources to a drowning prevention and water safety program. Together, they discuss strategies for demonstrating community need, aligning injury and violence prevention efforts with hospital priorities, and securing support from hospital leadership.

Host: Mighty Fine, MPH, CHES

As a trained social epidemiologist, Mighty brings a population health perspective to some of the most pressing issues in public health, with particular attention to how social, structural, and environmental conditions shape health outcomes and inequities. His expertise spans injury and violence prevention, family health, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, social policy, and chronic disease prevention. Through his work, he is committed not only to preventing disease and injury, but also to shaping community conditions that promote collective well-being.

Mighty’s leadership extends beyond program strategy and implementation as he represents APHA across a variety of initiatives that inform public health policy, strengthen practice, and elevate the field nationally. He brings a practice-informed perspective to these efforts, drawing on his experience as both a social epidemiologist and health educator to help shape the future of public health. He is also committed to highlighting public health as a meaningful career pathway, particularly for emerging professionals seeking to make an impact through community-centered public health practice. Through university guest lectures, national conference presentations, and other professional engagements, he continues to share knowledge, foster learning, and contribute to the development of the field.

Special Edition - Safe States 2025 Annual Conference

Season 5 · Episode 11

Monday, September 22, 2025 • Duration 38:14

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In this episode, host Mighty Fine is live with attendees at the Safe States 2025 Annual Conference held virtually this year. Hear how they are "Rising Up and Branching Out" in their injury and violence prevention work through networking, attending sessions and getting involved during the three day conference held September 9-11 online.

Guests include:

Lisa Roth, Deputy Director, University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center
Dilenny Roca, Program Manager, Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University Medical Center
Stacey Pinto, Trauma Injury Prevention & Outreach Coordinator at Good Samaritan University Hospital
Scott Proescholdbell, Epidemiologist/Manager at North Carolina Division of Public Health
Amy Schlotthauer, Founding Principal, AES Consulting
Joanne Miles-Holmes, Injury Prevention Program Administrator, New Hampshire Department Health & Human Services
Tracy Mehan, Director of Research Translation & Communication, Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children's Hospital
Victoria Broussard, Senior Project Officer, Health Resources in Action
Lynnsey O'Rourke, Program Coordinator, Safe States Alliance
Jessica Ritter, Safe Kids PA Office Coordinator, American Trauma Society, Pennsylvania Division

Musical transition credit: Pixabay "Conga-man Groove" by Miyagisama

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Innovative Approaches to Injury and Violence Prevention Through Safe States Seed Grants

Season 5 · Episode 9

Monday, August 18, 2025 • Duration 01:01:41

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In this episode, host Mighty Fine along with cohost Deltavier Robertson speak with guests from the Future Healers program from Kentucky and Sources of Strength program from Wisconsin that received seed grants from Safe States this year for injury and violence prevention programming.

The Future Healers program is focused on building stronger bridges between the Louisville health care community and our city’s youth most impacted by gun violence. Our goal is to introduce more youth to the field of medicine while helping them navigate through the emotional trauma that stems from the increasing violence currently plaguing their communities. Through compassion, mentorship, and advocacy, this program will do its part to uplift and empower our city’s young individuals to aspire for better futures for themselves and for the communities in which they reside.

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The Sources of Strength program at CESA6 equips students with trusting peer networks that create a mentally healthy atmosphere while also providing suicide, violence, and bullying prevention methods to best support student well-being. It allows staff to grow in awareness of strength-based solutions to enhance student resilience.

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Rising Up, Branching Out - Safe States 2025 Conference Preview

Season 5 · Episode 10

Wednesday, July 30, 2025 • Duration 06:41

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In this INbetween episode, host Mighty Fine provides some insight into the upcoming "Virtual" Safe States Annual Conference which will be held September 9-11, 2025 online using the Whova app. Participants can expect an agenda packed full of sessions, activities, networking opportunities, gameification and so much more. Listen in to hear Mighty share some of the details about the agenda and activities planned for the upcoming Safe States conference and if you haven't registered, please visit www.safestates.org to get signed up!

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Increasing Partnerships & Possibilities through Upstream Prevention

Season 5 · Episode 8

Monday, June 16, 2025 • Duration 27:16

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In this episode, host Mighty Fine talks with Safe States staff Eva Bland and Catherine Guerrero about the upstream prevention work happening among Safe States members. Also, they share resources available on the Safe States website to assist those working on upstream prevention work.

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https://www.safestates.org/page/MappingOutIVP

https://www.safestates.org/page/ConnectionsLab

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Hope in the Data: The CDC's Role in Preventing Overdose

Season 5 · Episode 7

Monday, May 19, 2025 • Duration 34:05

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In this episode, Safe States Executive Director Sharon Gilmartin is the guest host and talks with Allison Arwady, Director of the CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. To kick off the conversation, Dr. Arwady shares that the CDC has recently released 2024 provisional drug overdose death data that highlights a nearly 27% decrease in predicted deaths from the previous year's data and is seen in 48 states nationwide. Dr. Arwady credits changes in drug use, public health investments, and interventions along with community coordination and collaboration in the successful effort to reduce deaths from drug overdoses. During their conversation, they also discuss public health infrastructure, prevention strategies, and the role the CDC's Injury Center plays in these including the importance of the programs they offer.

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Strengthening Common Ground in Tribal Health

Season 5 · Episode 5

Wednesday, May 7, 2025 • Duration 26:46

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In this episode, host Mighty Fine talks with guests Christina Ore from Seven Directions and Chris Tallbear from the National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) about the collaborative work they are doing through their public health infrastructure grant funding received from the CDC. This work, in partnership with Safe States Alliance, is allowing them to provide opioid overdose prevention activities and education through training, technical assistance, and evaluation to both those in Tribes and those who work with Tribes.

Seven Directions

National Network of Public Health Institutes

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https://www.indigenousphi.org/our-publications

Models of Tribal Promising Practices Tribal Opioid Overdose Prevention Care Coordination and Data Systems
An Environmental Scan of Tribal Opioid Overdose Prevention Responses: Community-based Strategies and Public Health Data Structure
Seven Directions’ Indigenous Evaluation Toolkit Training & Supplemental Briefs

https://www.indigenousphi.org/isdoh/about

Indigenous Determinants of Health

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